Read the 5-part seri, The History of Edmonton's Gay Bars Part 1: The Begng Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback Part 3: The Long-Runng Part 4: The Expandg Scene Part 5: Into Today First Gay Bar (Club 70) - September 1969. 10593 – 101 Street. Club 70 – January 1970 to 1977. 10242 – 106…
Contents:
- HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 3: THE LONG-RUNNG
- LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS
- EDMONTON GAY BARS
- FLASHBACK – (GAY BAR)
- HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 2: A FLASHBACK TO FLASHBACK
HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 3: THE LONG-RUNNG
Read Part 1: The Begng & Part 2: A Flashback to Flashback. The Roost Another important venue Edmonton’s gay bar scene was The Roost. At the same time that Flashback ( s first lotn on Jasper Avenue) was fillg to pacy, four people who had been fluential the management of Club 70 quietly… * the roost gay bar edmonton *
Another important venue Edmonton’s gay bar scene was The Roost. At the same time that Flashback ( s first lotn on Jasper Avenue) was fillg to pacy, four people who had been fluential the management of Club 70 quietly built a new gay bar on the ma floor at 10345 – 104 Street. Ultimately, this proved to be a huge benef to Edmonton’s gay bar scene as people moved back and forth between the clubs.
LIST OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS
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In 1985, the AIDS epimic h Edmonton and began takg the liv of clubgoers om the gay muny.
EDMONTON GAY BARS
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Other plac entered Edmonton’s gay bar scene those early years.
Boots ‘n Saddle operated as a more open-door gay bar, as opposed to beg exclive to queer folk. Consistently voted the Bt Burgers by See Magaze and Vue Weekly, the ia of a public eatery joed wh a gay bar was a novelty that was met wh general acceptance by the by lunch crowds downtown.
FLASHBACK – (GAY BAR)
Loted a two-story buildg at 10116 – 124 Street, they also tered to the gay and lbian crowd.
Seeg an opportuny for a new gay bar, Jim Brown began renovatg the send floor to a licensed space.
On July 22, 2000, Buddys Neclub opened the basement at 11723b Jasper Avenue, makg this the third time a gay bar would be suated a basement (and certaly not the last!
HISTORY OF EDMONTON’S GAY BARS, PART 2: A FLASHBACK TO FLASHBACK
List of Edmonton’s Gay Bars.
Dis was of particular signifince to gay male culture the late 1970s and to the 1980s, when quickly lost mercial viabily the straight world wh Amerin mpaigns like “Dis Demoln Night” and “Dis Sucks. Origally known as “The Cock’s Roost, ” The Roost opened ially as a gay men’s club.
Tilroe rells how “many gay folks who were not as outgog or good lookg would hang out till the bter end hopg to fd a iend and other folks who clearly were unhappy and had drowned their sorrows. Well to the 1990s, was not unmon for gay-bashers to drive around tcks lookg to e trouble for patrons.